However, Chief Mendez's footsteps did not stop. Instead, his gaze towards Leon grew fiercer, and his massive hand suddenly descended. Leon quickly drew his knife to parry, but he was instantly knocked to one knee by the powerful, heavy blow. Immediately after, an uppercut struck Leon's abdomen.
"Bang——!"
"Boom——!!!"
With two easy moves,
Leon's face instantly changed color as he was hit in the abdomen by the large fist, and he immediately coughed up a large amount of bile. He flew several meters backward like a broken rag doll, then crashed heavily against the basement wall, instantly shutting down and losing consciousness, completely unable to resist!
Chapter 13: The Righteous Ambush
Leon was shattered by Chief Mendez's ultimate uppercut…
It was incredibly ruthless.
One punch, and he was out.
This left Luis wide-eyed. This Chief, strengthened by the Plaga parasite, was too powerful, completely incomparable to the other villagers. Could he really not escape the village and only be continuously taken back for Plaga parasite research?
Thinking of this,
Luis sighed deeply, his expression a bit helpless. He had clearly made thorough preparations, but he never expected that his desire to "go home" and visit would ruin all the planned progress. Perhaps this was what they called fate?
Don Quixote… Don Quixote,
Dying in your hometown is your only destination—
However, there was nothing he could do. Leon was still an ordinary person, and his abilities were still within the limits of a normal agent. Naturally, he couldn't engage in close combat with Chief Mendez.
Once he was injected with the Plaga parasite eggs, his body would receive mysterious enhancements, remaining completely unharmed even after being hit by a true Tyrant several times.
He even wanted to use his alt account to kill the Tyrant with a knife in Dante's Devil Trigger form. Of course, those were the achievements of the older Leon; the current him was still very young, no need to rush.
"…"
"Fool…"
Looking at Leon lying on the ground,
Chief Mendez uttered coldly, then shifted his gaze to Luis, who was lying in the body bag. At this moment, Chief Mendez no longer remembered Luis, the child who had once left the village to travel and returned.
He only knew that Luis was the target of Lord Ramon Salazar and Lord Sadler, and he must be captured; he could not be killed carelessly! Nor could he be controlled by injecting the Plaga parasite!
Because once the Plaga parasite was injected,
Intelligence would disappear.
The whereabouts of the "Amber" sample hidden in Luis's mouth, as well as his excellent ability to research the Plaga parasite, would all disappear. These were still needed by Ramon Salazar and Sadler. As for why not just inject the improved Plaga parasite? It wouldn't affect intelligence, after all.
Yes,
That was indeed correct.
But the premise was that Luis could withstand the power of the improved Plaga parasite. Even Krauser, a Red Berets special forces soldier, only gradually adapted to the enhanced power brought by the improved Plaga parasite after enduring severe pain.
The relationship between the Plaga parasite and humans seemed to be that of master and servant, but if you couldn't suppress the Plaga parasite, then even an improved strain would still become like a subordinate Plaga parasite, with the body controlled like a puppet by the Plaga parasite!
Therefore,
Luis, in front of them, had instead become a hedgehog covered in barbs, impossible to touch, and could only be left alone. Perhaps it was because he knew his own special nature,
that Luis had always been so cynical. With the "Amber" sample as a bargaining chip, he didn't have to worry about his own danger at all.
Instead, it was Leon on the ground…
As an outsider,
Leon had nothing noteworthy on him. Thinking of this… Chief Mendez immediately took out a Plaga parasite egg syringe from his back, twisted Leon's head, and injected it into his exposed, pale neck.
"Pfft…"
The sharp needle easily pierced in.
The Plaga parasite swimming in the syringe was injected into Leon's body. Instantly, the blood vessels on Leon's neck became distorted, densely spreading out in all directions. This was a subordinate Plaga parasite.
Although Chief Mendez also wanted to inject Leon with the improved Plaga parasite, unfortunately, he did not have the authority to obtain it.
But it didn't matter.
As long as he could control him, that was enough…
After all this was done,
Chief Mendez picked up the unconscious Leon and Luis in the body bag and walked out of the basement. He was going to move his base; there was no need to stay here any longer.
After settling Luis and Leon, Chief Mendez still had to report the situation to his two superiors, Raymond and Sadler.
However,
Outside the lakeside cabin,
Two people were already lying in wait.
These two people were, of course, Javier and Ada. Like hunters quietly waiting for their prey to appear, Javier and Ada crouched behind the valley rock wall outside the lakeside cabin, their gaze fixed on the lakeside cabin where shotgun shots had just been heard.
Ada's gaze was a bit hesitant. She had just seen a humanoid Tyrant-like figure walk inside. Would Luis, that playboy, be alright?
But compared to that,
Javier was quietly preparing his weapons. A crossbow was slowly drawn, and several arrows had portable timed explosives tied to them. A short-barreled shotgun and an Uzi submachine gun were loaded and tucked into his waist. Without a doubt… Javier had made all preparations for a boss fight.
"…"
"Are you sure…?"
Looking at the weapons Javier had laid on the ground,
Ada raised an eyebrow, a bit surprised. She had no idea where Javier had gotten so many weapons.
And she looked at Javier's decision with some doubt. Was he planning to go all out and fight that humanoid Tyrant directly?
As for these weapons that had appeared out of nowhere,
Ada did not suspect anything.
Javier had left for a short while earlier, and when he returned, he had all these weapons. He must have used an air-drop supply, pre-dropping weapon crates at landmark locations in Wolf's Valley to facilitate his movements.
And when weapons were needed for battle, he could quickly go to the designated location to retrieve them. This was a method Ada had also used before, so she never doubted that Javier could conjure weapons out of thin air.
"Confirmed,"
"Don't you want to obtain the Amber sample? Isn't it better to finish early? I can confirm that Luis and Leon are 100% inside the cabin. They've probably already been subdued by Chief Mendez, who just went in."
"We just need to wait for them to come out. Later, I'll be responsible for the main attack, and you'll be responsible for covering. I'll attract Chief Mendez's attention, and Ada, you just rescue Luis and Leon."
"Of course, the faster, the better, because I don't know if I can defeat Chief Mendez, that humanoid Tyrant. Understood?"
Still, it was an unquestionable command.
Javier, seeing that it was almost time, nodded and quickly explained to Ada beside him. The preparations were a bit too rushed. Javier could only rescue Luis and Leon first. As for taking down Chief Mendez, this early-game boss?
Uh…
Javier temporarily had no such thoughts.
Because the difficulty was a bit too high. Chief Mendez in his first and second phases was very easy to deal with, but in his third phase, when he broke free from the restraints of his lower body and spine, the jumping spider-like Chief Mendez became very difficult to deal with. His speed would become very fast.
Because only his upper body was moving, plus the spider-like pincers on his back, he could quickly climb anywhere. If he made a careless mistake, he could very likely be counter-killed.
Therefore, Javier's conservative plan was to rescue Luis and Leon first. He still had many High-explosive grenades and landmines in his storage backpack. At that time, if he set up an Eight Trigrams explosion array for Chief Mendez, wouldn't it be easy to solve him? There was no need to fight to the death now!
"…"
"Got it. Let's see what you're going to do first. But let me tell you in advance, although we have a cooperative relationship, if there's danger, I'll retreat first."
"After all, I'm not foolish enough to risk my life. Two million US dollars is just a reward; my life is worth at least billions of US dollars… no, more, it cannot be measured by money at all."
Seeing Javier's serious expression,
Ada turned her head and waved her hand, nodding to indicate that she understood, but she still made a pact with Javier first. If Chief Mendez, this boss, was too strong, she would be the first to run away. After all, this was the judgment of a qualified hunter.
However,
Facing Ada's words,
Javier shook his head with a bitter smile, unconcerned.
Ada was just being stubborn, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. Although what she said was true, if it really came to a critical moment of danger,
Ada would definitely save him, unless the situation was already hopeless. Otherwise, Ada wouldn't run away so easily. This woman just liked to scare people.
"Shh!"
"They're coming out——!"
Seeing Javier's still playful expression, Ada, annoyed, was about to say something more, but she was quickly interrupted by Javier's shushing gesture.
Their gazes slowly looked over.
At this moment, Chief Mendez was effortlessly carrying Leon and Luis on his shoulders, walking out of the lakeside cabin and heading straight towards the other side of the village, completely unaware of Javier and Ada lurking by the valley side.
To be precise, he couldn't notice them.
After all, it was still the same old saying: the upper limit of Plaga parasite enhancement was very useless. Besides physical enhancement, the Plaga parasite couldn't compare to viruses in any way. Organs like hearing and smell couldn't be enhanced either. Its only advantage was probably being able to control a large population!
But when it came to population control,
the Plaga parasite couldn't even compare to the T-Veronica Virus. That Emperor-like toxic gas infection could instantly turn surrounding creatures into Dependents (dependents) on a large scale.
Overall… the Plaga parasite's upper limit was really low. This was also the real reason why Javier would venture into the dungeon alone.
"Move——!"
Without any hesitation,
Javier let out a low growl.
He instantly raised the crossbow in his hand and aimed at Chief Mendez, who was about to move away. A sharp, piercing arrow shot out rapidly. It didn't carry a timed portable explosive, as Leon and Luis were still nearby and couldn't be affected.
"Boom…"
"Whoosh——!"
"Pfft…"
The sound of breaking air quickly rang out.
Chief Mendez, with his back turned, couldn't react at all. A highly penetrating arrow instantly struck his neck, piercing from the back of his spine straight through to the front of his throat.
It was like a dark fishbone stuck in his throat, the dark arrow firmly lodged there, looking unusually bizarre and comical.
The sudden attack and pain caused Chief Mendez to stop instantly. Even though he was infected by the Plaga parasite, he could still feel pain, even with his enhanced body.
With one eye filled with rage, Chief Mendez looked around, wanting to make a sound to question who was so daring, but unfortunately, the arrow had pierced his throat, making him unable to speak. He could only let out a series of low growls.
Finally,
"Gurgle…"
"Roar, roar, roar——!!!"
Chief Mendez, enraged, let out a deafening roar that made Javier and Ada instinctively cover their ears. Like a mountain Emperor or fierce tiger surveying its surroundings for prey, Chief Mendez's eyes widened, staring at everything around him.
He tried to find the despicable person who had just shot and ambushed him. Even the two hostages, Luis and Leon, who were on his shoulders, were put down.
"Bang…!"
"Cough, cough… Ouch, can't you treat me, a scientist, a little more gently? But speaking of which, what's happening now? Did Ada come back to save me?"
Luis, who was casually thrown onto the ground, let out a dissatisfied cry, his body struggling and squirming vigorously inside the body bag.
Luis looked up at the tense atmosphere around him and the arrow suddenly stuck in Chief Mendez's throat. Luis instantly connected it to Ada, who had agreed to part ways with him earlier.
As an elite agent sent by the Umbrella Corporation,
after discovering that he hadn't gone to the church for the exchange as agreed, she would definitely return to look for him, right? And now… it was undoubtedly the start of a rescue operation, Luis surmised.
With that,
Luis squirmed his body again,
preparing to retreat a little. He didn't want to be caught in the battle…